Dear OGKMA Alumnus:
We are pleased to report that the Golden Jubilee celebrations of Kakatiya
Medical College (KMC) went very well. The NRI Alumni Education Center which is
built by donations from KMC alumni was dedicated on Thursday, January 8th with
Mr. Jaipal Reddy, Union minister, as the chief guest. It is a beautiful
auditorium with 300 seat capacity. I would like to thank each and every donor
for their contribution. The auditorium was packed with faculty, guests,
students and the press at the time of dedication. Nearly 30 KMC NRI alumni
attended the function. The same evening there was dinner along with
entertainment by the local talent from the college. That function was held in
front of the main building of the college.
There were CME programs and felicitations on Friday, January 9th in our new
auditorium. It was a well attended event. This was followed by gala dinner and
entertainment at Podduturi Gardens. It was a beautiful venue and the function
was attended by more than 500 guests.
The Education Center project is about 60% completed with a cost of $750,000.
Upper two floors need completion. One floor has seven guest rooms for visiting
faculty and examiners and the other floor will have three mini conference rooms
with capacity for 60-70 students in each conference room.
We need additional $400,000 to complete the work out of which we need $60,000
in the next month. We plan to raise the additional funds needed to complete the
project
Submitted by
Dr. Sreedhar Rao
27-flagg court
Staten Island, NY 10304
We (The NRI alumni of Kakatiya) have decided to make a gift to our
college on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee Celebration in appreciation of
the fine education we received, for almost free. Drs. Gopal reddy, Lakireddy
and Sreedhar Rao met separately with the principal and the faculty of KMC in
Jan 2006 and asked about the needs of the college. After long deliberations, we
have decided to build an education center along the lines of the one built by
Gandhi Medical College.
The Golden Jubilee celebrations will take place some time in January
or February, 2009 in Warangal.
The Building will have 4 floors
Ground Floor: Auditorium with 300 seats
1st floor: 7 guest rooms including 2 suites
2nd floor: 3 smaller conference rooms and electronic library
Below ground level: kitchen and dining hall.
Estimated cost 5 crore rupees ~ 1.5 million US dollars We
have architectural plans for the building.
Fundraising for the project started in 2004 and is ongoing. A group
of 10-15 KMC alumni participate in a telephone conference call every 2 weeks,
on 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month at 10pm(eastern time)to discuss issues
related to fundraising, construction etc. Generally 5-6 members attend it.
Anyone who is interested is encouraged to attend and provide us with
suggestions. Conference call phone 712-432-2323, access code 129991.
One acre land in a very nice location on the college campus is
allotted for the construction. A construction committee is formed comprising
alumni from USA and India. We have frequent phone contact with those involved
with the project. Ground breaking ceremony took place on Jan 5th, 2007 with
several alumni in attendance. It was attended by state home minister. Actual
construction is expected to begin in June or July, 2007.
We need everyone's help to reach more alumni and achieve our goal of
raising sufficient funds to complete the project. Please contact any of the
following alumni for more information.
Dr. Sreedhar Rao
(H) (718)667-1395
srpulluru@aol.com
Dr. Gopal Reddy Gade
(M) (559)289-0211
gopalrg@yahoo.com
Dr. Mahendar Reddy
mreddy@cardiologypc.com
Dr. V. Haranath Reddy
(H) (256)259-1789
reddyvh@hiwaay.net
Dr. Rojanandam Samudrala
samudrala@aol.com
Dr. Tajuddin Ahmed
tajuddinahmed1943@yahoo.com
Dr. Sujatha Gunnala
IVF@southwestfertilitycenter.com
Dr. Laxmipathi Garipalli
(732)946-0097
drsgaripalli@aol.com
Dr. Hanmireddy Lakireddy
hlakireddymd@yahoo.com
Dr. Jithender Reddy katkuri
jkatkuri@hotmail.com
Dr. Gopal Rao
(404)455-0112
Osmania Gandhi Kakatiya Medical Alumni Association
Kakatiya Medical College Golden Jubilee Project: Pledge Form
Donor Categories
| Donor $5,000-9,999 |
Patron $10,000-24,999 |
| Grand Patron $25,000-49,999 |
Benefactor $50,000-99,999 |
| Grand Benefactor $100,000 or
more |
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